2005, ISBN: 7eb0b01a5df6ae3523ffb6a78ced5b6c

New York, Bloomsbury, Original red boards, dust jacket, most illustrations in colour, 4to. 471p. Gut An exhilarating new book from the author of the worldwide bestseller The Tulip. The N… More...

New York, Bloomsbury, Original red boards, dust jacket, most illustrations in colour, 4to. 471p. Gut An exhilarating new book from the author of the worldwide bestseller The Tulip. The Naming of Names traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe. Redefining man's relationship with nature was a major pursuit during the Renaissance. But in a world full of poisons, there was also an urgent practical need to name and recognize different plants, because most medicines were made from plant extracts. Anna Pavord takes us on a thrilling adventure into botanical history, traveling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua. The journey, traced here for the first time, involves the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. In Athens, Aristotle's pupil Theophrastus was the first man ever to write a book about plants. How can we name, sort, and order them? He asked. The debate continues still, two thousand years later. Sumptuously illustrated in full colour, The Naming of Names gives a compelling insight into a world full of intrigue and intensely competitive egos.Pflanzen allgemein 2005<

2005, ISBN: 7eb0b01a5df6ae3523ffb6a78ced5b6c

London, Bloomsbury, 26 cm. Farb. Frontispiz, (3) Bl., 471 S. mit 158 Farbtafeln. Original Pappband (Hardcover), Fadenheftung.Neuwertiges Exemplar., Gesamtkatalog [Pflanzen Floren Pflanzen… More...

London, Bloomsbury, 26 cm. Farb. Frontispiz, (3) Bl., 471 S. mit 158 Farbtafeln. Original Pappband (Hardcover), Fadenheftung.Neuwertiges Exemplar., Gesamtkatalog [Pflanzen Floren Pflanzenführer; Taxonomie Klassifikation Systematik Nomenklatur Pavord, The naming of names] 2005<

2005, ISBN: 7eb0b01a5df6ae3523ffb6a78ced5b6c

Paperback

[SC: 17.85], [PU: Bloomsbury, London], BOTANY NATURAL HISTORY PLANTS TAXONOMY, 1st ed., quarto, pictorial wraps, colour plates, pp 472, Previous owner's bookplate. Very good condition, La… More...

[SC: 17.85], [PU: Bloomsbury, London], BOTANY NATURAL HISTORY PLANTS TAXONOMY, 1st ed., quarto, pictorial wraps, colour plates, pp 472, Previous owner's bookplate. Very good condition, Lavishly illustrated journey through botanical history.<

2005, ISBN: 7eb0b01a5df6ae3523ffb6a78ced5b6c

London, Bloomsbury, Gr.-8°, (4) Bl., 471 S., (1) Bl.,zahlreiche Ill., farbiger Pappband mit ill. Vorsätzen. Gut erhaltene gebundene Ausgabe. Gewichtsbedingt Versand als Paket. Sachbuch - … More...

London, Bloomsbury, Gr.-8°, (4) Bl., 471 S., (1) Bl.,zahlreiche Ill., farbiger Pappband mit ill. Vorsätzen. Gut erhaltene gebundene Ausgabe. Gewichtsbedingt Versand als Paket. Sachbuch - Naturwissenschaften 2005<

2005, ISBN: 7eb0b01a5df6ae3523ffb6a78ced5b6c

Hardcover

[SC: 15.84], [PU: London, Bloomsbury, 2005], BOTANY PLANTS GARDENING, Jacket, Quarto, viii+472 pages, illustrated, original boards in dustwrapper, a near fine copy. First edition